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About Palikhanda Village

Palikhanda is a large village in Shehera tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,210, made up of 1,144 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palikhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palikhanda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Shehera
Pincode 389370
Area (hectares) 359.84 hectares
Population 2,210
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palikhanda compares

By the 2011 count Palikhanda is the 49th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents. Its 359.84 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Palikhanda

Palikhanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palikhanda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palikhanda from other places

Palikhanda lies about 32 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Demai, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palikhanda
Nearest town Vādāsinor 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shehera 25 km
Nearest railway station Demai 25 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 32 km

Villages closest to Palikhanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shehera tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Palikhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Palikhanda village had a population of 2,210. That makes it the 49th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents.

Palikhanda village has 1,144 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palikhanda has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Palikhanda is 389370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palikhanda covers 359.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palikhanda falls under Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Palikhanda is Demai, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Palikhanda.

Palikhanda is about 32 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palikhanda is in Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Vādāsinor is about 11 km away. Shehera is about 25 km away. Demai is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalali (4.7 km), Kharoli (5.7 km) and Bordi (6.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palikhanda today is likely to be higher.

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